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Dubai is considered to be an important tourist destination and its port, Jebel Ali, constructed in the 1970s, has the largest man-made harbor in the world. Dubai is also increasingly developing as a hub for service industries such as IT and finance.

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Dubai covers an area of 497.1 sq. miles (1287.4 square Km) and is estimated to have a population of 2.3 million people being U.A. emirate's capital, main business and economic hub, sometimes called "Dubai City" to distinguish it from the emirate.

Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House

Posted in Museums by admin on May 8, 2008

This house was once the home of Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai between 1912 and 1958. It reopened as a museum in 1986 and houses collections of historic photographs, coins, stamps and documents.

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